Joypur is a village with a police station in the Joypur CD block in the

Bishnupur subdivision Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 5 ...

of the

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Joypur is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying

alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

plains. It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas. It was a part of the core area of

Mallabhum Mallabhum (The country originally known as Mallabhoom or Mallabani or Bishnupur kingdom) was the kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, primarily in the present Bankura district in Indian state of West Bengal. History Territory of th ...

. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Joypur police station has jurisdiction over Joypur CD block. The area covered is 262.74 km² with a population of 139,693.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Joypur CD block are located at Joypur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Joypur had a total population of 3,136 of which 1,588 (51%) were males and 1,548 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 317. The total number of literates in Joypur was 2,173 (77.08% of the population over 6 years).

Education

* Joypur B.Ed. College is a private non-aided college. It is affiliated to the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University and offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Education degree. * Joypur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. * Joypur Madhyamik Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2000.

Healthcare

Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block. There are primary health centres at Hijaldiha (with 10 beds), Uttarbar (Magura) (with 10 beds), Hetia (panchayat management) (with 6 beds) and Jagannathpur (with 10 beds).

Transport

State Highway 2 (West Bengal) State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a State highways in India, state highway in West Bengal, India. Route SH 2 originates from its junction with National Highway 14 (India), NH 14 at Bankura and passes through Indpur, Hatimrampur, Bankura, Hatimrampur, K ...

running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district) passes through Joypur.

Gallery

File:Deul and Atchala temple of Joypur in Bankura district. 01.jpg, Deul and atchala temple File:Navaratna temple of De para in Joypur in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district (89).jpg, Depara Navaratna temple File:Duttapara Navaratna temple of Joypur in Bankura district (03).jpg, Duttapara Navaratna temple File:Joypur forest range in Bankura district 11.jpg, Highway at Joypur forest range File:Joypur forest range in Bankura district 17.jpg, Joypur forest inside File:Birshamunda Halt railway station, part of Bishnupur Aramabagh railway link project, Bankura district 07.jpg, Birshamunda Halt railway station at Joypur, Bankura File:Basudebpur canal bridge under Bishnupur-Arambagh rail link in Bankura district. 06.jpg, Basudebpur canal bridge in Joypur File:Basudebpur Aerodrome, a part of Piardoba US army abandoned airfield, Jaypur, in Bankura 04.jpg, Abandoned US army airfield at Jaypur

References

External links

* {{Bankura District Villages in Bankura district Tourist attractions in Bankura district